Art/Visual Elements and Design Principles: Line

Cro-Magnon peoples, Cave at Lascaux, France, "Hall of Bulls", 15,000-13,000 BCE, "fresco" and "found relief"

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small sketch for the Seated Figure, 1508. Red and Black Chaulk, 11 3/8 x 8 7/16 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.

Piet Mondrian, Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red, 1921 Piet Mondrian, Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red, 1921. Oil on Canvas, 72.5 x 69 cm. Museum of Modern Art, NY.

Alexander Calder, Goldfish Bowl, 1929, wire. Private Collection.

Frank Stella, Tuxedo Park Junction, 1960 Frank Stella, Tuxedo Park Junction, 1960. Enamel Paint on Canvas, 10ft x 6 and 5/8 in. Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven.

Bridget Riley, Big Blue, 1981. Oil over synthetic polymer paint on linen, 234.5 x 201 cm. Purchased 1984.

Keith Haring, Untitled, 1990 Sumi Ink on Board, 38 1/2 x 60 inches

Alex Katz, Vivien on Red, 2007, Silkscreen on Rives BFK paper Image Size: 50 x 36" , Paper Size: 51 1/2 x 37 1/2" Edition: 14

Techniques and Media Sculpture

Venus of Willendorf c. 24,000-22,000 BCE, Oolitic limestone 4 3/8 inches (11.1 cm) high. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna.

Michelangelo , David , 1501-04, marble, height of statue 17 feet, base 6 feet x 1 foot 5 1/4 inches x 1 foot 2 7/8 inches, Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence.

Constantin Brancusi, Bird in Space, 1923, marble, (with base) 56 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.

Salvador Dali, Lobster Telephone, 1936, Salvador Dali, Lobster Telephone, 1936,. Plastic, painted plaster and mixed media. 17.8 x 33.0 x 17.8 cm. Tate Gallery, London.

Eva Hesse, Tomorrow's Apples (5 in White), 1965, enamel, gouache and mixed media on board, 65.4 x 55.6 x 15.9 cm. Tate Galley, London.

Jeff Koons, Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988, ceramic, 42 x 70 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches. Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco.

Richard Serra, Sequence, 2006. Waterproof Steel Richard Serra, Sequence, 2006. Waterproof Steel. 12’ 9” x 10’ 8” x 65’ 2”, plate 2” thick. Collection of the Artist.

Damien Hirst, For the Love of God, 2007 Damien Hirst, For the Love of God, 2007. Platinum, diamonds and human teeth. 6 3/4 x 5 x 7 1/2 in. (17.1 x 12.7 x 19.1 cm)

Style/Period: Cubism

Geroges Braque, Houses and Trees, 1908. Canvas, 28 ¼ x 23 3/8 in Geroges Braque, Houses and Trees, 1908. Canvas, 28 ¼ x 23 3/8 in. Kunstmuseum, Berne.

Georges Braque, The Portuguese, 1911. Canvas, 45 7/8 x 32 ins Georges Braque, The Portuguese, 1911. Canvas, 45 7/8 x 32 ins. Kunstmuseum, Basel.

Fernand Léger, The Wedding, 1911, oil on canvas, 257 x 206 cm, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris.

Pablo Picasso, 1912-13. Sheet metal and wire, 30 ½ x 13 1/8 x 7/5 ins Pablo Picasso, 1912-13. Sheet metal and wire, 30 ½ x 13 1/8 x 7/5 ins. Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Pablo Picasso, Nature morte à la chaise cannée, 1912 Pablo Picasso, Nature morte à la chaise cannée, 1912. Oil, oilcloth & pasted paper on oval canvas framed with cord, 27 x 35 in. Musée Picasso, Paris

Juan Gris, Portrait of Picasso ,1912. Oil on canvas, 93. 4 x 74 Juan Gris, Portrait of Picasso ,1912. Oil on canvas, 93.4 x 74.3 cm; Collection of Mrs. and Mrs. Leigh Block, Art Institute of Chicago

Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Fringe, 1914 Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Fringe, 1914. Painted wood with Fringe, 10 ins high. Tate Gallery, London.

Juan Gris, The Sunblind, 1914. Gouache, collage, chalk and charcoal on canvas support: 921 x 727 mm frame: 1000 x 810 x 70 mm painting. Tate Gallery, London.

Subject Matter Content (Variety of Mediums) Portrait

Desiderio da Settignano, Bust of a Lady, c. 1460-4. Marble, 10 3/5 ins Desiderio da Settignano, Bust of a Lady, c. 1460-4. Marble, 10 3/5 ins. High. Stattliche Museen, Berlin

Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665, Oil on Canvas. 44 Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665, Oil on Canvas. 44.5 × 39 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague.

Self-portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States, 1932, Oil on metal, 12 1/2" x 13 3/4", Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Reyero

Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo California, 1936 Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo California, 1936. Gelatin Sliver Print, Library of Congress, Washington DC.

Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, 1952. Oil on Metal, 7. 8 x 12 Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, 1952. Oil on Metal, 7.8 x 12.7 cm, Tate Gallery.

Alice Neel, Nancy and Olivia, 1967. Oil on canvas, 39 x 36 inches.

Alex Katz, Boy with Branch I, 1975, Aquatint , 24 x 40 1/8“ Alex Katz, Boy with Branch I, 1975, Aquatint , 24 x 40 1/8“. Edition: 100, Artist's Proofs: 9 Arches Cover White Paper

Andy Warhol, Reigning Queens: Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands, 1984 Andy Warhol, Reigning Queens: Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands, 1984. Screenprint. on Lenox Museum Board. 39.375" x 31.5"

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